EP 1068980 A2 20010117 - Fuel tank
Title (en)
Fuel tank
Title (de)
Kraftstofftank
Title (fr)
Réservoir de carburant
Publication
Application
Priority
- JP 20374699 A 19990716
- JP 26293899 A 19990917
- JP 32519699 A 19991116
Abstract (en)
The fuel tank (T) includes a breather pipe (13). In the intermediate portion of the breather pipe (13), there is formed a downwardly curved portion (132) which is used to avoid the interference of the breather pipe 13 with a car body frame (16). A communicating passage (17) allows fuel stored in the downwardly curved portion to flow into a filler pipe. In another embodiment a jet pump (19), which can be operated by fuel returned from an engine, is connected to the downwardly curved portion (132) of the breather pipe (13) by a stored fuel suction pipe (20), so that fuel stored in the downwardly curved portion (132) can be sucked and discharged due to the operation of the jet pump (19). A float valve (21) can close one end portion of the breather pipe. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B60K 15/073 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 15/073 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1068980 A2 20010117; EP 1068980 A3 20030108; EP 1068980 B1 20050518; BR 0002740 A 20010313; DE 60020191 D1 20050623; DE 60020191 T2 20051013
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 00114678 A 20000707; BR 0002740 A 20000713; DE 60020191 T 20000707